Edgar Cayce

From his trance state, Cayce explained that he got his information from two sources: (1) the inquiring individual’s mind, mostly from his or her deeper, subconscious mind and (2) from the Universal Consciousness, the infinite mind within which the entire universe is conscious.

He explained that every action and thought of every individual makes an impression upon the Universal Consciousness, an impression that can be psychically read.

He correlated this with the Hindu concept of an Akashic Record, which is an ethereal, fourth-dimensional film upon which actions and thoughts are recorded and can be read at any time.